Mar 25 The Panic Button: High-Tech Protection for Human Rights Investigators By Spencer Michels There's a panic button included in a software program provided by a Palo Alto, Calif.-based nonprofit called Benetech. The program itself is designed to safely store data about torture, murder, killings and other human rights abuses in countries around… Continue reading
Mar 25 Can Babies Teach us Morality? What can one baby, three puppets and a tricky Tupperware lid tell us about the roots of morality? Can infants distinguish between good and bad at such a young age? NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on… Continue reading
Mar 25 Future Remains Murky for Newly Unveiled Orion Spacecraft EmbedVideo(193, 482, 304); As far back as 1962, some Americans said that the money the government spent sending John Glenn into orbit in a tiny Mercury capsule would have been better spent taking care of people on the… Continue reading
Mar 25 Possible Breach in Core at Fukushima Reactor; PM Says Situation ‘Very Grave’ Photo: Tepco Japanese authorities said Friday that a breach in the core of the No. 3 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant could indicate a more serious release of radioactive material. Prime Minister Naoto Kan called… Continue reading
Mar 24 Tsunami Prediction: What Can and Can’t Be Done to Save Lives This aerial image shows tsunami tidal waves moving upstream in the Naka River in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11; STR/AFP/Getty Images As horrific as the March 11 earthquake and tsunami were in Japan, they were exciting events for… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Future Remains Murky for Newly Unveiled Orion Spacecraft Lockheed Martin unveils a prototype of its new Orion space vehicle. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch After Japan Crisis, What’s Next for U.S. Nuclear Policy, Plants? As Japan struggles to bring the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor under control, new questions are surfacing on where U.S. nuclear development stands. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Elevated Radiation Levels Detected in Tokyo Tap Water Japanese officials warned Tokyo residents to avoid giving tap water to infants after tests revealed radiation levels exceeded safe limits. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the latest problem stemming from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch How Will Consumers Fare in T-Mobile, AT&T Merger? AT&T announced plans on Monday to buy wireless competitor T-Mobile for $39 billion. If approved, the sale would create the U.S.'s largest wireless carrier. Ray Suarez talks with Jeffrey Silva of Medley Global Advisors and Gigi Sohn of Public Knowledge… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch As Bangladesh’s Population Grows, Slum Dwellers Struggle For Clean Water Access Special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on an innovative approach for getting water to slum dwellers in Bangladesh. The report is the latest in a series on global population issues in collaboration with National Geographic magazine and the Pulitzer Center on… Continue watching